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Life is too short to eat or drink anything less than ordinary is the philosophy of the newly opened brewery – Whistling Sisters on Taranaki Street. A group of peeps have poured their creativity into doing everything here on site; from brewing their own beer, curing their charcuterie, kneading their dough and even roasting their own coffee. Their focus is on pickling and fermentation. Love that. Post our traditional big Sunday walk, we did a swing by. Continue reading →

This is about my fifth visit to Mama Brown but no post as it was in my pre-blogging days. They’ve since changed their menu and their hours. Now open Wed- Sunday, they’ve finally realised that they need to open earlier on weekends. Each time I’ve driven by on a weekend, I’ve noticed how much fuller the café is. However my bug bear is, if they open at 9am, they should be ready to go at 9am. Not be taking chairs off tables and wiping tables. This is not ok. Continue reading →

My fellow Welly instagrammers had posted a few pics of some of the delicious food being served at Willi’s Kitchen. But where the heck is this place you ask? It’s on Manners Street, just a few shops along from Bodyshop, before Pigeon park. Neatly tucked away – blink and you’d miss it. Continue reading →